TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Injuries in the adolescent population in Scotland: patterns and types of injuries sustained
JO  - Health bulletin
A1  - Beattie, T.
A1  - Richards, D.
A1  - Belton, N.
A1  - Moffat, M.
A1  - Elton, R.
SP  - 165
EP  - 174
VL  - 57
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To provide information on the incidence, sex distribution, type, site and severity of injuries requiring medical attention reported in a nationally representative sample of Scottish teenagers studied longitudinally. DESIGN: Health visitors administered structured interviews with parents (usually mothers). Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS-PC, and qualitative and textual data were coded using the Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS). SETTING: Scotland. SUBJECTS: Responses were received in respect of 958 (68%) of the estimated 1,416 teenagers enrolled in the British Cohort Study (BCS 70), and resident in Scotland in 1986/7. RESULTS: 43% of subjects were reported as having experienced one or more unintentional injury events requiring medical attention between the ages of 10 and 16/17. Boys experienced significantly more injuries than girls. Neither social class nor region appeared to be a significant risk factor for reported injury. CONCLUSION: Patterns of accidents in Scottish adolescents are reported. Further areas for study are suggested.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0374-8014
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -